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Vandalia’s Sr. Legion offense has all the pieces to put up a lot of runs this season, and based on how it hit in the first two games of the season, coach Andy Rincker knew it wasn’t going to be long before the runs started piling up.

Despite scoring just 10 runs in the first two games of the season, Post 95 pounded out 21 hits and had 33 total base runners.

But with the lack of runs, Rincker could tell something still wasn’t quite there.

The East-Central Illinois Liberty recently placed second at the Central Illinois Rampage Memorial Day 13U Tournament at Rochester.

In game one, ECI beat Jacksonville, 5-4, with Andrew Herpstreith picking up the win. In game two, ECI lost to Springfield, 6-5, with Alec Schroeder taking the loss. In game three, ECI beat Pawnee, 8-3, with Adam Miller earning the win. In the championship semifinals, ECI beat Central Illinois, 9-5, with Richie Well notching the win, and in the title game, ECI lost to the Jacksonville Lightning, 17-7, with Well taking the loss.

CHARLESTON – A school record and a spot on the medal stand made Vandalia senior Quenten Austin’s final high school track meet a memorable one.

Austin broke the school record in the 110-meter hurdles (0:15.38) during last Thursday’s state preliminaries, and he went on to match his time to finish sixth in Saturday’s finals to receive his first state medal in three tries.

Taking his place on the medal stand, Austin said, was everything he imagined and more.